ACROSS
8 Star - it's round (6) SATURN {SA}{TURN}
9 Over a period of time translated poet's works (8) OPERATES {POETS}* over {ERA}
10 Dispute is about getting caught in leg slip (8) CONFLICT
11 Hats off for big win in race (6) ORIGIN {
12 Cleric's formed a clique (6) CIRCLE*
13 Deck hands endlessly busy all around (8) ORNAMENT {ORNA{MEN}T
15 Royalty embroiled in property claims (7) ASSERTS {ASSE{R}TS}
17 Cutter in seas reportedly teeters (7) SEESAWS {SAW} in {SEES}(~seas)
20 Negotiated more cuts for patron (8) CUSTOMER*
22 One left in van caught stealing money that’s in the bank (6) CREDIT {RED}<=>{1} in {CT}
23 Optic power's unable to pick odd characters (6) VISUAL {VIS}{U
25 Cautions a sailor wearing pilot's badges (8) WARNINGS {A}{RN} in {WINGS}
26 Publicise article about nuclear particle (8) ANNOUNCE
27 A thought being entertained (6) AMUSED {A}{MUSED}
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1 Rice also contributes to some energy (8) CALORIES*
2 On reflection people lacking leader competent enough (10) SUFFICIENT {US<=}{
3 Decoy blew the lid off man with drug (6) ENTICE {
4 Wrong move had upset gentle pace (7) DOGTROT
5 Doesn’t every other mountain cat attack? (8) DENOUNCE {D
6 Test a vehicle (4) TAXI {TAX}{1}
7 Second in command to quit (6) RESIGN {RE{S}IGN}
14 Mummy's scooped out grave without bone is puzzling! (10) MYSTERIOUS {M
16 Falling backward oaf loses crown jewellery (8) TUMBLING {MUT
18 To remove ache witch doctor massaged leg; daughter squirmed (8) WRIGGLED {W
19 Stalked silently, then rose to capture bird (7) PROWLED {P}{R{OWL}ED}
21 International body's engaged one working for alliances (6) UNIONS {1}{ON} in {UN'S}
22 A very exclusive celebration that’s lewd (6) CARNAL CARN
24 Unclothed buxom Queen is Caesar's wife perhaps? (4) UXOR {
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Beautiful Puzzle!Teasing & devious yet very much solvable.Lovely clues all around.Thanks Mr. Walker
ReplyDeleteEntertaining clues!
ReplyDeleteHats off to Phantom for some lovely clues!
ReplyDelete+1.
DeleteRather puzzling today with some smashing clues.. :) Hey still dont get Saturn - Why is SA Turn = Star? I presume it's round is the definition. Isnt Origin an awesome clue? :) In Entice..always thought drug = E so could not account for the "ic" . In credit i thought One left = red ?? Lil outta sync with some clues today..
ReplyDeleteIT = SA (sex appeal)
DeleteTurn: Round
ICE is slang for Methamphetamine
Delete22 One left in van caught stealing money that’s in the bank (6) CREDIT {RED}<=>{1} in {CT} Van indicating that 1 goes ahead
ReplyDeleteI took this to be RED in front(van)
That's what I intended to write but wrote the opposite. Corrected it now
DeleteSrividya
ReplyDeleteEvery time SA is indicated by 'it', people are puzzled. Know, once and for all, that in crossword clues 'it' may be SA, sex appeal. Adhu oru periya vishayam.
round - turn
So SA TURN
if It = SA and Turn = Round is the parsing.. then Star is the definition? Saturn is not a star right??
Deletehttp://www.chambers.co.uk/search.php?query=star&title=21st
DeletePlease refer the meaning under (B)
Rather under 1 (b)
DeleteI think the distinction between 'planet' and 'star' is not kept scrupulously.
ReplyDeletethis is elementary 5th grade concept.. i cannot believe this type of error has crept into THC ! :( surely there is a round of vetting of clues before issue??
DeleteAncient Chinese and Japanese culture designated the planet Saturn as the "earth star" {WIKI}
DeleteLol.. very nebulous connection and even if so I do not think the setter had this is mind :) Let it be... all of us make mistakes :)
DeleteThis is not a mistake. Refer MB's post @9:52
DeleteWhen an astrologer talks of the stars being favourable or otherwise, he generally means the planets.
DeleteI'd 4D as
ReplyDelete{TORT}{GO}{'D}<=
Wow!
Delete+1
Delete4 Wrong move had upset gentle pace (7) DOGTROT {DOG}{TROT}
ReplyDeleteI took this to be ({'D}{OG} {TROT})<-
Ramesh beat me to it!
Delete:) One day, I am going to be telling my grand children, about this day when I managed to get an anno in before Sandhya garu.
DeleteI also had 26A as {A{N}N}{OUNCE}
ReplyDeleteRight!
Delete10A Dispute is about getting caught in leg slip (8)
ReplyDeleteDispute=Defn
Is=Link
About=C
Getting=Connector
Caught=C
leg=On
Slip=Flit
{C}{ON}{FLI{C}T}
Lovely one from The Phantom! Felt happy on scoring almost 80%. :-)
ReplyDeleteOTQ
ReplyDeleteIn the US POTUS (President of the United States) is the President and FLOTUS (First Lady of the United State) his wife
If Hillary gets elected and becomes POTUS. What will Bill Clinton be nicknamed as?
Gita Iyer and Neyartha can give us some answers
He remains FLOTUS? First Ladies'man of the United States ;)
DeleteHe will remain as LLOTUS (Lover of Lewinsky of the US)
DeleteHow about EXPOTUS
DeleteMy son in US suggests FGOTUS First Gentleman? of the US
DeleteAnother suggestion from me so that there is no change in the Acronym
DeleteFirst Loverman of the US
Think they should move to COPOTUS. Companion of President of the United States. Seems to be future proof.
Delete11 Hats off for big win in race (6) ORIGIN {fOR}{bIG}{wIN} Race and Origin?
ReplyDeleteCol, in the link provided by you for ORIGIN, the freedic gives RACE as a synonym for ORIGIN, which I did not find in other dics. I had expected a query for it's use, but after much thinking decided to use it as it fitted nicely in the clue